[CS3] Preview in browser works but opens blank page online

[katiekatie]

This was driving me mad. Since getting CS3 Dreamweaver, the simple process of inserting a flash .swf file into my page and uploading it, for some reason become more complicated. I did extensive searches online with no luck and finally something clicked with something I read that helped me fix the problem. I'm posting it here for anyone else who might search for the same key words and find a lack of help.

Insert your .swf file as normal using the insert>flash method.

View the code of your page.
The code in the header section of your html page has to include:
<script src="Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Then you must make sure that on the remote view of the server, you have a folder called "Scripts" within the root folder. For me, this meant I had to move it into the public_html folder. Make sure your file AC_RunActiveContent.js is located inside that folder.

I hope this helps someone. For some of you advanced programmers, this might be a "duh", but for someone who's new, this was a little confusing from the previous versions of Dreamweaver.

[sstalder]

Can you show me your webpage this is on? 90% of the time people do not upload the .js file into the proper folder.

[katiekatie]

The site is working fine now. It's not finished, just a sample page located at www.revolutionchurch.org/sample.html

I posted that message to help someone else who might be struggling like I was.

[creativepage]

O MY GOD!! I have been searching endlessly as to why the Flash was not showing up. I have wasted about 4 hours tryng to figure it out. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Aren't they supposed to make software less complicated as they improve and upgrade?? Seems like Adobe makes everything more complicated.

[katiekatie]

Good! I'm so glad I could be of help to someone out there. I was so frustrated too and it seemed like this would be a common problem but it was very hard to find the answer. Maybe just not searching for the right key words or something. Have fun!